Driving and Roads

[antipodean]

What's more, as an engineer I have concerns whether the LCD technology used for "dimming" mirrors is suitable for exterior use.

I much prefer the interior mirrors where you flip a little lever to tilt the mirror and leave a plain glass at the angle that lets you look out the rear. I find the "automatic dipping" mirror in my Mondeo never seems to dip at the right time.

 

[Black Hole]

I've not noticed a problem with my Focus, although I suspect it just dims with lights being on rather than reacting to incident light. I'll get back to you on that one.

 

[Wildebeest]

Mine definitely do not (but the vehicle is 2007 manufacture)!

I have a 2007 model and both interior and exterior mirrors dim on that. Having said that I don't think it matters too much whether the door mirrors dim or not, in [cough] years of driving I don't think I've ever been dazzled via the exterior mirrors, only the interior rear view mirror.

as an engineer I have concerns whether the LCD technology used for "dimming" mirrors is suitable for exterior use.

I don't have any knowledge in that area but mine have been ok so far, and I've not seen any reports of issues with them coming up in car forums.

I find the "automatic dipping" mirror in my Mondeo never seems to dip at the right time.

Mine seem fine for that however the interior mirror especially goes quite dark and there are times when I'd quite like to know a bit more about what's immediately behind me! I'm not sure it was really a problem that needed to be solved TBH, it's easy enough to dip a mirror manually, albeit slightly irritating when you have to.

 

[Black Hole]

I have a 2007 model and both interior and exterior mirrors dim on that.

Make & model?

 

[Wildebeest]

It's an Audi.

 

[antipodean]

I have a 2007 model and both interior and exterior mirrors dim on that. Having said that I don't think it matters too much whether the door mirrors dim or not, in [cough] years of driving I don't think I've ever been dazzled via the exterior mirrors, only the interior rear view mirror.

I have more problem with the sun in side mirrors when it is behind me.